The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-04-14
ROOM AT THE TOP.
BY CORA L. DEPUY.

"Tell you how l commenced in life7
Certainly. Sit down and make yourself
comfortable. You look thoroughly dis
heartened for a young man."
81 am discouraged, Mr.. Myers. I
have tried every day for six weeks to get
position, and there is none to be had.
That is the sum and substance of the
whole matter"
AS he spoke David Edwards dropped
into the proffered chair. The bright
carpet, glowing CRATE and comfortable
atmosphere of Lawyer Meyers cozy IL
brary were very homelike and attrac-
tive, especially to the young man who
had spent the whole day out in the rain
trying to secure hoped-for position.
"Therc is no use." he said with a
long drawn sigh. GIVE tried for the
last time. Prosperity is not for every
body"
Lawyer Meyers laid down his evening
paper.
"You have asked me- to tell you how
I got started, David. and will. And I
want you to profit by the rehearsal.
"After I had taken my course of law,
had graduated with honors and OBJ
tanned my diploma, 1 supposed myself
qualified to enter upon the duties of a
professional man. So packed my
satchel, aud came to the city to look
tor an opening.
"Thc first man applied to was COL.
Hawkins, the now famous criminal
lawyer. He was particular friend of
one of the professors and I supposed
that my diploma would be all the in
PRODUCTION should nccd-that he would
actually take me into his confidence al
once"
"You discovered your mistake, l pre-
sume9" interrupted the young man in 0
detected tone.
"Yes, I discovered it. went to the
Colonel and told him my plans. I shall
never forget the look he gave me. A
look over pair of stcel-rimmcd spccta'
cles that me feel as though was about
the size of spindle.
"'Young man. he said, in sonorou'
tone that made me shiver, take my ad
vice and never enter lawl The profes-
sion is crowded to death! Men arc &C
tually starving, sitting in their Office
chairs, waiting for clients! There is nc
money in it, sir. Lawyers have had theil
day, and the rising generation must lool
up a new business
''With that, he bowed and dismissel
me.
"Of course, l did what any othe
young man would have done under SINH
lar ircumstances-went back to tn
cheerless room on the third floor of m,
boarding house, with the blues. con-
sidercd Col. Hawkins an autocrat. If h
said there was no chance in the profcs
sion, l accepted it as a foregonc con.
clusion."
| "What did you do then, sir?" asked
David, his interest already becomin!
aroused.
II was going to tell you what I did
While ! sat there feeling so homesick
and wishing that l had never been born
Mrs. Green, my landlady, came in. Sh
wanted to know what the trouble was
and told her. She said Colonel Hawk
ins ought to know, aud ad vised me t,
abandon tho idea of trying law. I wa
subject to advice and 1 accepted he
counsel. But she said, cheer up.
can get you position in a bank. 1 an
sure of that, if you want it.
"Of course wanted it. So sh
wrote note to one of the bankers of tn
CITY. inclosed letter of introduction
and sent me out again, not forgcttIn
to add the usual best wishes for sue
cess
81 have often thought of it! How
put my hand on the railing and stcppe
into that bank that afternoon! Conf
denc, lifting my feet as on a carpet c
down. Imagination measuring the siz
of the bank l would be proprietor of /
few yearsp
~ handed my letter to clerk, and h
delivered it to some ono behind desk
Then he took his hat and went out, an
l stood there and waited an hour {